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Ethiopian Chair of Carved Wood

Offered by: Machine Age

Description
This carved wooden chair most likely comes from the Jimma people of Southern Ethiopia. A capacious slightly concave seat sits on tripod base connected by slender rods. The high rectangular seatback has a geometric openwork design.

More Information

Origin:	Ethiopia
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Carved wood
Condition:	Good. Cracks in wood of seat but structurally sound & sturdy
Creation Date:	early twentieth century
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	288738

Dimensions

W.	24.25 in;	H.	4.5 in;	D.	25 in;
W.	61.6 cm;	H.	11.43 cm;	D.	63.5 cm;

Seat H.	18.25 in;
Seat H.	46.36 cm;

Message from Seller:

Located in Boston’s up-and-coming Dorchester neighborhood, Machine Age houses New England’s largest collection of twentieth-century furniture, lighting, & objects d’art. For 30 years, we have been offering a comprehensive but highly edited assemblage of American & European pieces from the 1930s through the 1990s. Aesthetically, the work marries modernism’s clarity of line & embrace of experimentation with a refined craftsmanship.